The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-06-10
Letter From Boston.
Communicated.

The Back Bay district is that portion of
Boston lying between Massachusetts, Bay
and the Charles river.
s&Before the sea-wall was built the tides
backed up the waters of the Charles and
tfG overflow submerged portion of this
teF1itory.
. The need of this fast increasing popula-
ton demanded space and, at an outlay of a
mint of money already spent in the work
of filling in-the work of improvement
goes on-'till Brookline is part of the
homogeneous whole and ends attained.
Queer and quaint are the primatiye repre-
sensations of this section on the old maps.
Railroads appear on piling driven into
the ground, looking as though some huge
reptile had stretched itself along this belt
and shuffled off this "mortal COLL" leaving
its carcass for the use of corporate author
ity.
The march of improvement has steadily
advanced over the made ground of this
section, and the wealthy residential portion
of the Hub has taken up the broad aye
nues that stretch across this level plain
and erected thereon some of the finest
buildings of the city.
Here we find the Vendome, Brunswick,
Victoria and the Cluney Hotels; Trinity
and the New Old South Churches; Insti-
tute of Technology; Art Museum; the new
Public Library and Young Mems Christ
ian Asso. Building. Commonwealth Ave.
with its handsome residences varying in
STYLES of architecture that make up scene
that is strikingly picturesque; begins at the
Public Gardens on the north, and with
wide curbings and central park, stretches
away to the southwark over a level plain
of made territory which for beauty of art
adornments is hardly surpassed in this
country.
Throughout this immediate section the
railroad beds are walled on either side and
at street crossings bridged.
left of this plain with its residences facing
towards the Hub, presumably for the pur-
pose of enabling its inhabitants 10 view the
steady advancement of the Club of the
Universe" as 1t rolls On towards their linn
its.
One of the first movements of Washing
ton on taking command of the American
forces was to gain possession of Dorchester
Heights, on the night Of March 4th 1776.
The water front of Boston is made up Of
the Bay, Charles and Mystic rivers.
Atlantic Avenue fronts directly on the
bay, forms crescent line in conformity to
the indentations of the shore, and is princl-
pally noted tor its fine wharf properties,
fish markets, foreign vessels and the Nam
tucket whaler.
The rise and fall of the tide is of consid-
cradle proportions-seven or eight feet
which presents to view forest of wharf
timbers that are yeritable icicles at low
tide in winter.
For days outing, the sea-shore at
fractions are Nantucket Beach, Downer
Landing, Revere Beach and Nahant, all of
which are suggestive of a ''clam bake" and
a days sport.
The soldiers exemption bill passed the
Legislature and the Commonwealth Of
Massachusetts is all Pve taken her for in
my estimate of her as the soldiers friend.
Memorial day was observed with usual
form and ceremony. Business was entire
ly suspended and everybody was out in
holiday attire. thought the veterans
looked hardly like the straight and active
soldiers met in the sixties, but the badges
they wore left no doubt as to their identity
and, which leaves me with a lurking suspi-
cion that too am losing ground with the
years. So mote it be!
G. P. w.